1. the object and task of pedagogy: the research object of pedagogy is educational phenomena and problems. The task of pedagogy is to reveal the law of education, explore the value and art of education and guide educational practice. The research object of pedagogy has many choices, which can be educational law, educational values or educational art, and can also be combined with educational law, educational values, educational art and their unity.
2. Conditions for the independence of pedagogy: the summary of previous educational experience and the accumulation of rich educational knowledge. From 17 to 19 century, educational practice, especially the objective needs of the development of normal education. The general trend of scientific classification development since modern times and the establishment of general scientific methodology. The unremitting efforts of some famous scholars and educators in modern times.
3. Diversified development stage of pedagogy: With the development of science and technology, empirical disciplines such as psychology, sociology and law are gradually emerging. Pedagogy not only draws relevant research results from these disciplines, but also uses the research methods of these disciplines to study educational problems, thus transforming pedagogy into empirical social science. Since the 1950s of 19, due to people's different social conditions and research methods, a variety of pedagogy has emerged, forming many categories.